Paint the flying spirit of the bird rather than its feathers. – Robert Henri 1 // there: we are up before sunrise and out on a boat in the harbour to photograph the beautiful big raptors. it’s jaw-achingly cold, and my hands and feet feel like they’ll never be warm again… but i’m having the […]
If the raptors provided the majesty, and the whooper swans provided the comedy on this trip around Hokkaido, then I’d say the cranes provided the grace. Don’t get me wrong, they have their goofy moments and it was often hilarious watching the juveniles dancing by themselves and practising their steps, but these beautiful big birds are amazing […]
Here the land bleeds into the horizon with only trees and light to mark where one ends and the other begins. More than once i fall in love with the curve of a fence in the snow, or the shape of a line of trees. +++ (Click on the images to view larger) +++ One […]
If the raptors are the majestic birds of Hokkaido, I reckon the Whooper Swans would be the comic relief. They sound like the entire brass section of an orchestra that can’t quite get itself in tune, or a whole bunch of party horns, all being hooted at varying decibels. We are on the edge of […]
The first night we are due to get up early and get on a boat to go photograph the eagles I don’t sleep very well. I’m jet-lagged (like everyone else) and I guess part of my brain doesn’t want me to oversleep and miss the alarm. We’re in Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. […]